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Bruce Lee a symbol of unity in Bosnia
The ethnically divided Bosnian city of Mostar has agreed to erect a new symbol of unity -- a statue of kung fu legend Bruce Lee, worshipped by Muslims, Serbs and Croats.
"We plan to erect the statue in November in the center of the city," said Veselin Gatalo, a member of the Urban Movement organization. "This will be a monument to universal justice that Mostar needs more than any other city I know." He said Mostar, scene of fighting between Muslims and Croats in 1993-1994, needed a symbol of justice, mastery and honesty -- virtues upheld by the late Chinese-American actor. Born in San Francisco, Lee starred in several kung fu movies, including 1973's "Enter the Dragon." He died at the age of 32 from swelling on the brain. A German organization agreed last year to sponsor the project with a 5,000 euro (US$6,000) grant. The statue, cast in bronze and showing the martial arts master in a typical fighting pose, will be designed by a local sculptor and put up in central Mostar. Lee's widow Linda will be invited to attend the ceremony. For years, reconciliation in post-war Mostar was slower than anywhere else in
Bosnia. But the reconstruction of the city's Old Bridge last year has helped
reunite Muslim and Croat communities separated by the
river.
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